prophagic

P3R1O1P3H4A1G2I1C3

adjective

Of or pertaining to a prophage.

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Meanings

adjectiveprophagic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a prophage.

    GI and map position of pghP-like genes, GI of genomes or contigs and their size, number of prophagic regions identified within, and co-localization results are given in the worksheet “Table of PghP and PgsB” contained in the S1 Table .

    2015 July 10, “γ-PGA Hydrolases of Phage Origin in Bacillus subtilis and Other Microbial Genomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From prophage + -ic.

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prophagic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prophagic

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prophagic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prophagic.

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